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Looking at the well-established science and recent scientific revelations, a volume packed with mental exercises and activities offers a well-balanced, clear, and colorful practical guide to keeping the brain fit and healthy.
Fleeing from the strict religious compound where she was raised, Vern, in the safety of the forest, gives birth to twins, and to keep her small family safe, unleashes incredible brutality far beyond what a person should be capable of.
The perfect fly fishing book for today’s novice, enthusiastic amateur, as well as the devoted angler is part narration of the author’s own angling obsessions and adventures, part practical how-to and part meditation on a connection to the natural world.
Trying to keep their mission of finding homes for displaced children alive, sisters Lillian and Grace, after startling information about the past surfaces and a new arrival comes via suspicious circumstances, must decide what is worth fighting for and what is better left in God’s hands.
Weaving stunning new details into a personal yet objective examination of the sensational case, an award-winning investigative journalist explores the mysterious death of 32-year-old Rebecca Zahau, who was found hanging from a second-story balcony of her multimillionaire boyfriend’s San Diego mansion in 2011.
Rosaline Palmer is just barely holding her life together. Her paycheck might as well be parchment paper, her house is falling apart, and help from her parents is always served with a generous slice of disappointment and judgment. And the cherry on top? Now her daughter’s school is charging all sorts of outlandish extra fees for trips that Rosaline can’t afford. But where there’s a whisk there’s a way. . . and Rosaline has just landed a place on the nation’s favorite baking show. Winning the prize money could change everything, but more than collapsing trifles stand between Rosaline and sweet, sweet victory.
An investigative journalist explores the shocking practices of NXIVM, a cult run by Keith Raniere and many enablers, detailing its rise to power, its ability to evade prosecution for decades, and the investigation that finally revealed its dark secrets to the world.
Twelve years after the grisly murder of her parents, Kaitlyn Delaney has finally found peace. She has friends, a good job, a place to call home and a new life to live. But then a shadow creeps in from Katie’s past, reminding her that she will never completely escape its terrifying grip.
Examines the story behind the bizarre trial of Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, live on national television.
Exiled back to Montverre, an ancient and elite academy hidden in the mountains where his fate hangs in the balance, Leo Martin, in the rarified world of learning he once loved, feels a strange connection to the new Magistar as the legendary Midsummer Game approaches.
Sharing the stories of dozens of millennials who have successfully found their adult voices, author of the perennial bestseller How to Be an Adult offers this powerful and persuasive book for anyone who struggles to be a grown-up in these challenging times.
An intelligence analyst for the CIA, Quinn Mitchell, to catch a killer leaving a trail of bodies around the globe, must grapple with the Epoch Index, a massive database that can reveal almost anything about anyone, until a shocking twist makes her question everything she thought she knew.
Reimagining the story of Eve, Sarah Jakes Roberts draws lessons from Scripture and from her own life that show women how to use the mistakes of their past to overcome the challenges of today.
When his rival, Rye, a famous celebrity photographer, goes missing, presumed dead, after reconnecting with the woman they both loved, Julian reenters a world he thought he left behind, forcing him to question not only Rye’s death, but the very foundations of his life
In a culture of restlessness and indecision, which causes tension in people’s lives, a civic advocate, using examples from history, personal stories, and applied psychology, shows how purposeful commitment can be a powerful force.
A popular and trendsetting Top Chef star shares 200 globally-inspired, superfood-focused, nutritionally-dense recipes that are free of gluten, dairy, soy and grains in the hopes of changing the way readers approach healthy eating while delighting and inspiring home cooks.
A husband and wife team use their roots in developmental psychology to help parents turn their easily distracted, screen-time obsessed child into a reader with a voracious appetite through fun, literacy-building games designed to build a love of reading.
This full-color guide presents photographs and history of 41 lighthouses and navigational beacons between Duluth, Minnesota, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
A globally recognized civil rights activist presents an unwavering history of American systemic racism, a first-hand view of what makes for effective activism today, and a vision for lasting, positive change.
A social psychologist discusses how businesses and other organizations can develop strategies to address racism in their ranks, identify and eliminate bias to make their workplaces and cultures more equitable and take steps to measure positive outcomes.
Homie is Danez Smith’s magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the loss of one of Smith’s close friends, this book comes out of the search for joy and intimacy within a nation where both can seem scarce and getting scarcer.
Drawing on extensive original research, including interviews with the last surviving members, the author recounts the incredible World War II saga of the German-Jewish commandos who fought in Britain’s most secretive special forces unit.
From the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mysteries—from character development and plot to procedurals and thrillers—is a must-have for every aspiring mystery writer.
Acclaimed musical artist Michelle Williams shares the intimate, never-before-told story of how, even in the midst of enormous fame and success, she battled depression, leading her to find her true calling as an advocate for mental health–especially her own.
Somerset Lake is the perfect place for Trisha Langly and her son to start over. As the new manager for the Somerset Cottages, Trisha is instantly charmed by the property’s elderly residents and her firecracker of a new boss, Vi Fletcher. But Trisha is less enchanted by Vi’s protective grandson Jake. No matter how tempting she finds the handsome lawyer, Trisha knows that if Jake discovers the truth about her past, she’ll lose the new life she’s worked so hard to build.
An unexpected tragedy helps Jenna Jones decide between two men who are interested in her by evaluating which one she can turn to when times are tough in the fifth novel of the series following Beachside Beginnings.
Inspired by Hungarian history and Jewish mythology, a debut novel follows Évike, a young pagan woman, as she, rescued by Gáspár, the one-eyed captain of the Woodsmen—and a disgraced prince, makes a tenuous pact to stop his brother from instigating a violent reign.
Joan returns to Los Angeles to come to terms with a childhood trauma and forge the power to fight back against the people who hurt her, in a new novel by the author of Three Women.
The legendary recording artist shares an inside look at her life — both on and off the stage — through hundreds of never-before-seen photos.
A successful film critic reflects on his dynamic mother and the 80s movies they shared together, in meditation on loss and resilience, and a celebration of the special bond between mothers and their sons.
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